- head in the sand
- See: HIDE ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
head in the sand
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head in the sand — ◇ If you bury/have/hide (etc.) your head in the sand, you ignore something unpleasant that you should be dealing with. He can t just bury his head in the sand every time there s a problem. • • • Main Entry: ↑head head in the sand see ↑head, 1 • • … Useful english dictionary
head-in-the-sand — adjective Date: 1970 unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation < the government s usual head in the sand response > … New Collegiate Dictionary
head-in-the-sand — adjective Exhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat. The head in the sand approach to environmentalism seldom improves matters … Wiktionary
head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
head\ in\ the\ sand — See: hide one s head in the sand … Словарь американских идиом
head in the sand — unable to see, unwilling to look The minister hasn t noticed their poverty. His head is in the sand … English idioms
hide one's head in the sand — or[bury one s head in the sand] or [have one s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. * /If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide one's head in the sand — or[bury one s head in the sand] or [have one s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. * /If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
bury one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
